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Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Mentha Species: pulegium

Synonyms: Mentha aromatica, Mentha pulegium f. brusanensis, Pulegium tomentellum f. ninimum, Mentha pulegium subvar. prostrata, Mentha pulegium subsp. vulgaris, Pulegium vulgare f. serratum, Pulegium aromaticum, Pulegium vulgare f. incanum, Pulegium daghestanicum, Pulegium heterophyllum, Mentha subtomentella, Mentha tomentella, Mentha hirtiflora, Mentha pulegium var. pubescens, Pulegium aromaticum var. album, Mentha pulegium var. hirsuta, Mentha pulegium f. alba, Micromeria maritima, Mentha gibraltarica, Mentha pulegium f. cermatisa, Mentha pulegium f. setuligera, Mentha pulegium f. communis, Mentha pulegium var. thymoides, Mentha pulegium var. pulegioides, Mentha pulegium var. tomentella, Calamintha fenzlii, Mentha pulegium var. hyperiantha, Mentha pulegium var. microphylla, Mentha pulegium f. strongylophylla, Mentha pulegium var. strongylophylla, Pulegium aromaticum var. erectum, Mentha pulegium f. sphenoides, Mentha pulegium f. albiflora, Mentha pulegium var. eriantha, Mentha daghestanica, Mentha pulegium var. cacocea, Minthe pulegia, Pulegium vulgare, Micromeria fenzlii, Pulegium pulegium, Mentha pulegium var. hirtiflora, Mentha subtomentella var. humillima, Mentha pulegium var. gigantea, Mentha pulegium f. anodonta, Pulegium tomentellum f. erianthum, Mentha pulegioides, Pulegium vulgare f. algeriense, Mentha pulegium var. cotorensis, Pulegium vulgare f. linearifolium, Pulegium vulgare f. hirsutum, Mentha pulegium var. vulgaris, Pulegium erectum, Mentha pulegium subsp. tomentosa, Pulegium micranthum, Mentha tomentosa var. villosa, Mentha subtomentella var. microphylla, Mentha pulegium var. heterophylla, Mentha numidica, Mentha subtomentella var. ceplaloniae, Mentha pulegium subsp. gibraltarica, Mentha aucheri, Mentha pulegium var. subtomentella, Mentha pulegium var. exigua, Mentha pulegium f. hellenica, Mentha pulegium subsp. erinoides, Mentha pulegium var. villosa, Mentha pulegium f. stenobasea, Mentha pulegium subsp. cephalonia, Mentha montana, Mentha pulegium f. macrostylos, Mentha pulegium var. humifusa, Mentha pulegium f. foetida, Thymus bidentatus, Mentha pulegium var. erecta, Mentha pulegium f. cephalonia, Mentha pulegium var. prostrata, Mentha albarracinensis, Pulegium vulgare f. nummulariuoides, Pulegium tomentellum, Mentha pulegium var. gibraltarica, Pulegium pubescens, Mentha erinoides

Pennyroyal (en)
Mentha pulegium โ€” flower
Mentha pulegium โ€” flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: purple

Native Region: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
61640

Important Disclaimer

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